Kenya has enacted the new Conflict of Interest Act, 2025, hailed by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki as a crucial step against graft. The legislation, signed by President William Ruto on July 30, 2025, aims to close corruption loopholes and strengthen public service accountability.

• The new law replaces the old Public Officer Ethics Act, empowering the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) with greater oversight.
• President William Ruto emphasized that the Act makes it "much more difficult for people to take advantage of the offices they occupy."
• Public officers, their spouses, and dependents must now declare income, assets, and debts every two years, with the EACC able to initiate forfeiture of undeclared assets.